Windows Vista User Accounts.

User Accounts can be easily managed via the User Accounts Center. You can:

• Change your password.
• Change your Account name.
• Change your Account type.
• Turn User Account Control on of off. Leaving the User Account Control on is highly recommended!
• Manage other User accounts.

Creating a new user account.

Open Control Panel.
Double Click "User Accounts".
Click "Manage another account".
Click continue when the UAC needs confirmation.
At the bottom of the page, Click "Create a new account".
Enter the account name and select if the user account will be a standard user or an Administrator user.
Click "Create Account".

Note: As you gain more experience with Windows Vista, you will find that there can be many different ways of accomplishing a single task.

Creating a new user account, alternative method.

Start Windows Vista User and Group Management. Click Start, in the search box, type mmc and press enter.



You might be prompted for the Administrative Password.

With the mmc console open, click File, Add/Remove Snap-in...

With the add and Remove Snap-In dialog, click Local Users and Groups and click Add. On the following dialog box, ensure local computer is selected and click Finish. Click Ok.

Expand Local Users and Groups and click Users.

Right click the User folder and click New User.

Fill in the user account details, example below.

Click Create and click Close.